The semantic change of positive vs. negative adjectives in Modern English
This study examines two types of semantic change, namely amelioration and pejoration, through comparing the positive/negative senses of 20 English adjectives over time in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). It also aims to explore whether the semantic change, which may have occurred in these words,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2018-12-01
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| Series: | Lingua Posnaniensis |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/linpo-2018-00010 |